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Example 11-196
Di gyal giv ar mamá a flowaz.
Di
art
.
def
gyal
girl
giv
give
ar
3sg
.
poss
.
f
mamá
mother
a
art
.
indf
flowaz.
flower.
The girl gave her mother a flower.
Comment:
Flowaz
= flower (sg.)
Type:
elicited from speaker
Source:
Nicaragua project questionnaire
Language:
Nicaraguan Creole English
by
Angela Bartens
cite
Datapoints:
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions: Subject – verb – recipient – theme
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